3LM — Land & Livestock Management for Life

Supporting better decisions for land, livelihoods, and life.

About 3LM

3LM—Land and Livestock Management for Life—is the Savory Network Hub for the UK and Ireland.

Since 2016, we’ve helped people manage holistically and make decisions that strengthen land, livelihoods, and communities—together.

Our work begins with farmers and graziers, and extends to the wider system around them. We support advisors and educators, food and fibre businesses, landowners, regional and community groups, investors, and policy teams—anyone working in complexity where outcomes must be real, not just well-intended.

We are practical by nature and innovative by necessity. We created Bart, our ecological intelligence system for in-field surveys, and continue to extend its reach and capability. Bart has already supported the verification of more than 3,000,000 hectares —turning grounded observation into clarity, confidence, and better decisions.

We also help people learn how to learn. Through a free survey and interpretation guide, What’s your best way to learn?, we support deeper understanding and more effective action.

We believe ecological literacy is essential—for good land management, resilient communities, and a future that works for all life.

Our Team

Christopher Cooke

Christopher Cooke is an Accredited Field Professional and EOV Hub Verifier with the Savory Institute. He blends engineering, ecology, and the psychology of change to help people and organisations apply holistic thinking across land and livelihoods. He focuses on practical, complexity-aware solutions when conventional approaches fall short.

Solutions Lead

Sheila Cooke

Sheila Cooke leads 3LM in the UK and Ireland and is an Accredited Field Professional and EOV Hub Verifier with the Savory Institute. She delivers Holistic Management training and develops regional programmes, bringing 20 years’ international business experience and expert facilitation (including work with the UN’s FAO).

Hub Lead

Sam Fuller

Sam Fuller leads 3LM’s work on the ground in Ireland, supporting farmers and partners to manage holistically in practical, farm-ready ways. With an MSc in Engineering Geology and a background spanning engineering geology and regenerative dairy farming, he brings both technical rigour and lived land experience to work across Ireland.

Ireland Team Lead

Shaheer Shahid

Shaheer Shahid supports Bart, 3LM’s technology platform for Ecological Outcome Verification (EOV), spanning both development and customer support. He has led development teams, and brings a practical, responsive approach to keeping systems reliable and users supported.

I.T. Development & Customer Support